tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post122877021263040112..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "Questions from the 'Major Dad' Postings"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-80950842993441109572008-11-20T13:36:00.000-08:002008-11-20T13:36:00.000-08:00I'm an Air Force brat and our family loved Major D...I'm an Air Force brat and our family loved Major Dad. I remember the Pilot especially, but I thought the show nailed the experience of military life pretty well (at least in peace time). You already answered, I think, what went wrong with the show after its promising start.<BR/><BR/>I assume you had technical consultants to help out with some of the details of Marine life, but did the Corps have any official involvement one way or another? It seemed like an above average recruiting tool, but I could imagine pressure to avoid throwing the military into a negative situation.Jon Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849862226022141727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-68272288986266940952008-11-20T08:03:00.000-08:002008-11-20T08:03:00.000-08:00Perfect! Very useful, sir. My thanks to you.I'm su...Perfect! Very useful, sir. My thanks to you.<BR/><BR/>I'm surprised it was shot on film, though. Maybe I shouldn't be? I had been led to believe that many TV shows shot on tape, especially non-dramas. It seems I have been misled.<BR/><BR/>Shooting ratio: amount of film shot vs amount of film used. If you shot 88 minutes of film for a 22 minute final cut, you had a 4:1 shooting ratio.<BR/><BR/>I only watched the pilot on YouTube after having read the posts. I was surprised by how much I laughed...which is supposed to be a compliment, so please interpret it as such.PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726884754163993584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-2408023639855322522008-11-19T23:08:00.000-08:002008-11-19T23:08:00.000-08:00Can you possibly tell us about the scene that McRa...Can you possibly tell us about the scene that McRaney disagreed with you about and rewrote?<BR/>Also, I noticed John G. Stephens's name in the credits. What did he contribute to the show? Just so everyone knows, John was an Executive Producer on SIMON & SIMON.<BR/>I disagree with Kim on two counts:<BR/>One: Shanna Reed was wonderful as Polly.<BR/>Two: I don't think that MAJOR DAD had to be any more similar to Marine life than it already was.<BR/>One thing I forgot to tell you last time, Earl. The pilot for MAJOR DAD is probably the best pilot I have ever seen. I think I remember having a smile on my face the entire episode. I'm not crazy about much on TV any more. I watched the episodes of DEADWOOD and JERICHO that Mackie were in, (He's on Broadway now) but now the only thing I NEVER miss is HOUSE.<BR/>Hugh Laurie is AMAZING!!<BR/>WILL & GRACE was my favorite comedy, but now I think THE BIG BANG THEORY is pretty good. Oh, and I am waiting impatiently to see if the next BACHELOR couple stay together....NOT!! <BR/>Grace :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-31324977088173849332008-11-19T14:07:00.000-08:002008-11-19T14:07:00.000-08:00Cool Earl,Thanks for the answer. I recently finish...Cool Earl,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the answer. <BR/><BR/>I recently finished a '30 Rock' spec and felt like I was doing something wrong by keeping my first laugh-out-loud jokes (2/page on this show)... and by the time I got around to polishing, I was under the impression that I had plagiarized most of the jokes - resulting in having to watch Season 1 & 2 over again. 30 Rock makes me sick.Rusty Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143817211151177797noreply@blogger.com